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Journalism Next: Chapter 5: Mobile. Cindy Royal, Ph.D Assistant Professor Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication croyal@txstate.edu www.cindyroyal.com www.onthatnote.com tech.cindyroyal.net twitter.com/cindyroyal facebook.com/cindyroyal. Mobile Journalism.
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Journalism Next: Chapter 5: Mobile Cindy Royal, Ph.D Assistant Professor Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication croyal@txstate.edu www.cindyroyal.com www.onthatnote.com tech.cindyroyal.net twitter.com/cindyroyal facebook.com/cindyroyal
Mobile Journalism • 2/3 of Americans own a mobile device, and that was in a 2008 study; Pew now says 83% of US adults • 44% own a smartphone; 44% Android 28.6%$ iPhone • 1 billion phones sold in 2008; 1.6 billion 2010. • Most offer text, Web browser, color screens, camera • Electronic Swiss-army knife, all-in-one media tool – view, capture, publish, broadcast
Mobile Journalism • Keep it simple • First-hand observations produce better story • People expect up-to-the-minute reporting • Gear-up, but don't overload yourself • Use microblogging (Twitter), live blogging (Cover It Live), mobile/live video (Ustream) • Mobile crowdsourcing
Mobile Future • GPS – global positioning system • Place-based news and information • Shared experiences • Mobile, unobtrusive, non-threatening • Consider users in developing mobile experiences • Resources are relatively inexpensive or free